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Sergio Lukin

@sergiolukin

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FP&A leader skilled in forecasting, budgeting, valuation and financial process automation.

Brazil

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What I'm looking for

I seek a finance role where I can lead FP&A, automate reporting, partner with business leaders, and drive forecasting and valuation improvements.

I am an FP&A leader with extensive experience driving budgeting, rolling forecasts, valuation and C-level financial presentations across large corporates and startups.

I have managed and developed FP&A teams, acted as a financial business partner for early-stage startups, and led back-office improvements including sourcing, accounts payable and IT coordination.

My accomplishments include implementing automated reporting that reduced monthly close time, delivering significant contribution margin upside through allocation and pricing initiatives, and identifying cost-avoidance and tax optimization opportunities.

I work with Excel (VBA), SAP, BW, Hyperion and Power BI to build financial databases, automate routines and improve forecast accuracy, and I am focused on delivering actionable analysis that supports strategic decisions.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

FP&A Manager

Gerdau Next

Aug 2021 - Mar 2023 (1 year 7 months)

Led FP&A team of two analysts managing monthly and quarterly closings, rolling forecasts, budgeting, cash management and C-level presentations; developed back-office processes and a financial management software study to increase forecast accuracy for two in-house startups.

Financial Planning Forecasting Budgeting Cash Management Valuation Power BI SAP Business Case Development

FP&A Associate Lead

Suzano S.A.

Jul 2019 - Aug 2021 (2 years 1 month)

Led FP&A for the paper business unit supervising three analysts, implemented automated monthly reports reducing cycle time by two working days, and developed tax optimization and valuation and budgeting processes to improve financial performance.

FP&A Forecasting Budgeting Valuation SAP Stakeholder Management

Revenue Management Associate

Suzano S.A.

May 2018 - Jul 2019 (1 year 2 months)

Managed $350M in sales allocation and revenue forecasts, drove profitability analyses and commercial policy for external markets, and delivered $22M contribution margin upside through product and region allocation.

Revenue Management Pricing Sales Forecasting Commercial Policies Financial Modeling Excel SOX Compliance Business Case Development

FP&A Specialist

Thomson Reuters

Apr 2017 - May 2018 (1 year 1 month)

Managed $50M P&L and 400 headcount for budgeting and forecasts, produced C-level presentations and investment feasibility studies, and reduced monthly deliverable time by over 15% through a RACI project and financial database development.

P&L management Budgeting Forecasting Financial Reporting Excel Hyperion

Senior FP&A Analyst

Grupo Pão de Açúcar

May 2016 - Apr 2017 (11 months)

Prepared P&L, working capital, cash flow and CAPEX analyses, supported budgeting and corporate governance improvements, and implemented a cost-sharing method to allocate holding service expenses across business units.

Financial Analysis Budgeting IFRS Working Capital Stakeholder Management

FP&A Analyst

General Motors

Mar 2015 - May 2016 (1 year 2 months)

Built over 100 business cases for localization projects including credit analysis and DCFs; developed an inventory model that improved forecast accuracy and achieved R$11M in cost avoidance.

Business Case Development Credit Analysis Inventory Forecasting Forecasting Financial Modeling Excel